Dec 29, 2021

David Charles Allen, Village Properties Realtor and host of the HOP, talks about the cooler weather and disappointing surf before discussing the week's real estate stats in Santa Barbara along with the latest interest rates.  There was not any real build up of supply this week and interest rates remain low but David is...

Dec 14, 2021

Host of the HOP and Village Properties Realtor, David Charles Allen, reports on the Santa Barbara weather, surf, interest rates and real estate stats before answering a question from a listener on the pros and cons of buyers and sellers sharing the same agent.  This week there were less pending sales than new listings...

Dec 7, 2021

Village Properties Realtor, David Charles Allen, reports on Santa Barbara's weather, surf, interest rates and sales.  Interest rates, which have been shifting slightly, remained low with 30-year conforming loans at 3.125% and jumbo 30-year loans at 3%.  There were 31 new listings and of those, only 15 didn't sell.  A...

Nov 29, 2021

Village Properties Realtor, David Charles Allen, gives the latest real estate stats in Santa Barbara and then he and co-host Patti Teel discuss 'forever homes' and why people often end up selling them.  To contact David, email David@davidcharlesallen.com or call...

Nov 23, 2021

Interest rates and inventory remain low. Host and Village Properties Realtor, David Charles Allen, notes that the real estate market correlates with what's happening in our econonomy. Housing prices are up (as are the cost of goods due to inflation), and inventory is down (like product shortages created by supply chain...